Sin cara 2.0 (1991)

Original title

おたくのビデオ

Directed by

Takeshi Mori, Shoichi Masuo

Genre

parody

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

14A

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated film spoofs the culture of obsessive anime and manga fans called otaku. It mixes fake documentary segments with a fictional story about a young man who becomes a leader in the otaku community.

satiricalself-referentialdocumentary-stylemelancholicquirkynostalgicmetanavel-gazing

What happens

Otaku no Video (おたくのビデオ, Otaku no Bideo; lit. "Otakus' Video") is a 1991 Japanese original video animation (OVA) produced by Gainax. The anime spoofs the life and culture of otaku, individuals with obsessive interests in media, particularly anime and manga, as well as the history of Gainax and its creators. It is noted for its mix of conventional documentary film styles with a more traditional anime storytelling fashion. It is licensed in the United States by AnimEigo. The DAICON III and IV Opening Animations from the early 1980s are also featured in this OVA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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